Metal stocks were trading with gains, with the S&P BSE Metal index increasing 105.2 points or 0.51% at 20549.13 at 09:45 IST.
Among the components of the S&P BSE Metal index, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (up 1.37%), Hindustan Zinc Ltd (up 1.36%),Vedanta Ltd (up 0.91%),APL Apollo Tubes Ltd (up 0.91%),JSW Steel Ltd (up 0.88%), were the top gainers. Among the other gainers were Tata Steel Ltd (up 0.45%), Coal India Ltd (up 0.4%), Hindalco Industries Ltd (up 0.38%), and Steel Authority of India Ltd (up 0.36%).
On the other hand, National Aluminium Company Ltd (down 0.32%), turned lower.
At 09:45 IST, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 115.31 or 0.19% at 61453.12.
The Nifty 50 index was up 29.65 points or 0.16% at 18298.65.
The S&P BSE Small-Cap index was down 4.95 points or 0.02% at 29511.8.
The S&P BSE 150 Midcap Index index was down 31.46 points or 0.34% at 9097.16.
On BSE,1744 shares were trading in green, 1204 were trading in red and 162 were unchanged.
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